Bottle opener



' Jan. 17, 1933. I s. GUNTHER BOTTLE OPENER Filed March 15, 1932 A tlorney Patented Jan. 17, 1933 SAMUEL GUNTHER, or CAREY, OHIO BOTTLE orENEn Application filed March 15, 1932. Serial No. 599,044.

This invention relates to a device for open ing bottles, the general object of the invention being to provide a handle member having a hook at one end thereof for removing a bottle cap or seal and a substantially cupshaped member covering the hook part and adapted to fit over the bottle neck to direct any liquid escaping from the bottle during the opening operation, downwardly in a pan or receptacle into which the bottle is placed.

This invention also consists in certain other features of construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts to be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing and specifically pointed out in the appended claims.

In describing the invention in detail reference will be had to the accompanying drawing wherein like characters denote like or corre- 29 sponding parts throughout the several views,

and in which Figure 1 is a side view of the invention.

Fig. 2 is a bottom plan view.

Fig. 3 is a view of the hook-shaped part of the handle.

Fig. 4 is a view of the cup-shaped member looking toward the slotted side thereof.

Fig. 5 is a view showing a modified form of the cup-shaped member.

In these views, the letter A indicates a strip of steel or the like having one end reduced and bent to form a book 1, and this hook carrying part is twisted as at 2 where it joins the han- P dle part- 3 so that the hook carrying'part and the handle part are at right angles to each other. The cup-shaped member is shown at B and has a slot 4 in one side thereof through which the hook carrying part of the handle member passes. Ears 5 project from the sides of the slot and the hook carrying part of the handle member is pivoted to these ears as shown at 6.

The lower ends of the ears are folded tor gether as shown at 7 to reinforce the cupshaped member and to close the lower end of the slot 4:. 7

Thus it'will be seen that when the hook shaped part of the handle member is engaged with a cap or seal of a bottle to remove the cap or seal, the cup-shaped member will be located over the mouth and neck of the bottle and thus will prevent any liquid escaping with force from the bottle from striking a person opening the bottle or other persons, or walls of a room and the liquid will be deflected downwardly and will thus be caught in a receptaclein which the bottle is placed.

Figs. 1, 2 and i show the cup-shaped memher of substantially-semi-spherical shape,

though it will of course be understood that this member can be made of other shapes. For instance, it may be formed as shown at B in Fig. 5, with a flat bottom. It is thought from the foregoing description that the advantages and novel features of the invention will be readily apparent.

It is to be understood that numerous changes may be made in the construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts provided that such changes fall. within the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new is 7 l. A bottle opener comprising a handle member having a hook at one end thereof for removing the cap or seal from a bottle, an inverted cup-shaped member adaptedto cover the mouth and neck of the bottle when the hook is in use in removing the cap or seal from the bottle, said cup-shaped member having an opening in a side part thereof through which the hook part of the handle member extends and means for pivotally connecting the cup-shaped member to a part of the handle member.

2. A bottle opener comprising a handle member having a hook at one end thereof for removing the cap or seal from a bottle, an inverted cup-shaped member having a slot in a side part thereof through which the hook extends, a pair of ears formed on the cup-shaped member adjacent the slot and between which the hook passes, and a pivot pin passing through the ears and a portion of the hook-shaped part. In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

SAMUEL GUN THER. 

